Let's Play- What do you have on your nightstand!

[Inchworm]

Well, post whats on your nightstand


- journal (not written in it for months)

- 2 broken cameras

- an empty flask from when I drank liquor

- a 2005 calendar

- a DSL phone filter


hmm...

[lost-in-nj]

1. I have

a lamp that has a dead bulb, 2 bottles of water, a box of tissues and
a doilie......

boring huh??


lost

[Inchworm]

2. yay!

Not boring at all!

Doing mine I realized I havent touched my nightstand in like 2 years

[lost-in-nj]

5. No cigarettes

or ashtray!!!!!

whoo hoo



lost

[Inchworm]

9. I thought about that too!

I must have packed mine up 50 or so days ago

[SPKrazy]

24. ...

dead bulb lamp

and glad no ashtray

[vixengrl]

143. A lamp that has a dead bulb!

That's exactly the main feature on my nightstand. (Actually, my nightstand is called the "princess table"--a vanity table with little embroidered stool and big oval mirror.) I have a little desk lamp with a dead bulb I screwed out laying by it, a bulb I thought would match that didn't laying next to that, a ceramic tray from a dollor store with a kind of faux-enamel(that would be paint, I reckon) Chinese design full of assorted chains, earrings, rings, small change from emptying pockets, and a hard candy--which is peculiar, because I do not myself ever eat hard candy.

I also have the following:

three wooden cigar boxes of decreasing size--the bottom-most being he widest and flattest, which contains cotton gloves, nail-clippers, cuticle cream, diamond nail file, small scissors, and a buffer. I could have very nice nails, if I opened that box more often. The middle-sized box is, I believe, empty. I have not figured out what to do with it--but as long as the fine cigars my wubboo likes come in wooden boxes that are rather nice, I will feel weird about disposing of them. The littlest is the size of a pack of playing cards--the slightly larger, bolder-type playing cards older people might use. I have some jewelry packed in it--but I think I might swap the set of baubles I have there for tarot cards.

A 1st century AD terra cotta oil lamp (empty) from ancient Roma. For all I know. I got it on ebay. Looks old. I've been tempted to splash some olive oil in it with a bit of twine and take it for a spin--but no. Dead bulb aside, Edison's gimmick makes safer and cleaner light.

A gel deodorant with a busted dial. The dial thingie is supposed to twist a plastic screw that levers up a platform that raises ever so slightly to push the gel out of the holes in the top of the deodorant to some lab-test amount. The dial does not work on this one--it did not work on the other one I bought with it, which I discarded after squeezing the plastic case to the point where it would no longer deposit it's no-particular-measurement amounts of stink-retardant goo. I am too thrifty to toss away the broken armpit-hygeine delivery product, and since I bought the handful of pitty-swabs I have on sale some time ago, I can't return'em. Which means I shall use them to strengthen my hands while I weaken my BO.

A very old paperback novel--Kilgore Trout's Venus on the Half-Shell. Which was actually written by Phillip Jose Farmer, and not by the actually fictional Trout, a mind-child of Vonnegut. Having read lots of sf, I figured I had to read this one, and am half-way through--it reminds of Douglas Adams, kind of. Makes me want to read more Farmer. The paperback has pages of a startling orange hue--from age. They look like victims of a self-tanner incident, but the book is in good shape, otherwise. It was printed in 1975. I was released in 1972, myself, and use self-tanner, but not to the point of looking like a 30-yr old paperback. This will be my test from here on in--hold up the page, as it were, to life: Do I look like thirty-year old paper? Then, perforce, I shall exfoliate.

Nail-polish remover and a single cotton square-shaped pad. There is enough liquid in the bottle to probably dissolve one hand's worth of polish, which is about the job of one cotton square. I have two hands, and my fingernails are currently bare, although my toenails, rather smaller, are Maybelline Foreverstrong Berry Persistent red. They could be that way for sometime. Toes do not require frequent costume changes. Should I polish my nails, and come to needing a fixup, I will need to go to the stash of cosmetics under mt "princess seat" (the embroidered stool that came with my "princess table.") They reside in a clear plastice tote ostensibly designed for organizing office files.

The clutter of jewelry and cigar boxes and light bulbs rest on a woven placemat. It is blue and has a kind of mock-up of a Carribean shipping label--sort of. I have not actually seen the design for some time. It protects the cherry-stained wood of the "princess-table" and defends it from dust.

Somehow, I have enough room to reliably lay down my glasses upon the nightstand in the dark when I finally shove off to slumberland, and to find them again in the dim light of morning, with clutching fingers like a palsied albino spider twitching over the srewn landscape--nothing knocked over, things easily found.

Although I have paused with an earring in one hand and the other hand pacing about the chaos searching for its mate--only to look in the mirror to find I was wearing it. This usually happens five minutes after I was *supposed* to leave in the morning. Just after I locate my watch.

(Of Which, upon the princess table, there may be as many as three at any time, two working, one non-working, if I'm lucky the ones both working being set to the current time. I like to say, Daylight Saving's changes means the other half of my timepieces get use.)

[vixengrl]

150. Oh! And a very adorable red panda beanie baby

which occasionally seems to me to look misplaced, as if it would prefer not to be nestled in with light bulbs, small change, sterling silver baubles, and oher assorted bricabrac.

[soleft]

3. 2 flashlights, alarm clock, bottle of water, phone, reading glasses

The good stuff is actually on the side of the bed between the mattress and the wall.

[Inchworm]

11. No current book?

[soleft]

159. The reading classes are so I can adjust the alarm clock!

One of my major flaws is that I don't read. But I'd like to change that, and I've actually read two books this summer!

[AlCzervik]

4. on mine

a lamp, an alarm clock, carmex, a decorative candle thingy and a phone.

[Inchworm]

16. Ever burn the candle?

Is it for making the room smell good or just to make the nightstand look good?

[AlCzervik]

18. nope never lit it, i was going through one of those decorating benders

and thought "Hey i have lots of shells and hey some candles and a bag of sand and a spiffy glass bowl on a stand!" "Eureka!" Now the whole thing is just a dust catcher and i'm too damned lazy to pick all the shells out of the dish and chuck the rest of it.

[Parche]

6. Something Called A Trojan

[Inchworm]

20. Do you need

To check the date on it?

just sayin...

[Deja Q]

32. Mine's a Magnum

[Parche]

41. To Fit Your 'PI'?

[SoxFan]

7. Too much

Clock radio
Pen that doesn't work
Half a bottle of antacid
Wife's earrings
Lamp
The books usually end up on the floor...

[Inchworm]

23. Well maybe

it's a big nightstand

[DS1]

8. pair of pliers and a blowtorch

[Inchworm]

25. That takes some self-restraint

without these...

[SOteric]

29. I'm guessing

you take self-gratification pretty seriously.

[DS1]

36. No

I was just cleaning out my belly button

[Maraya1969]

127. HAAAAAA Now that's funny. For some reason I don't know of (?)

[Blue-Jay]

10. Clock, lamp, spare glasses, water bottle, book(s).

That's pretty much all you need I guess.

[Inchworm]

26. Water and Clocks

seem to be all the rage!

[Burma Jones]

12. Clock Alarm, Lamp, Telephone, Alarm Console, CPAP Machine

[Inchworm]

27. Sounds good

CPAP is for sleep apnea? I'm thinking the "A" = airways?

[huskerlaw]

13. Lots.

An alarm clock
A half-empty can of Sierra Mist
Various hair products
A plastic bin containing makeup
And probably some junk mail

[Inchworm]

30. Oh noes!

No water? No kitty toys?!? hehe

[huskerlaw]

34. Well...

there is a bottle of water on the floor *beside* the night stand--for kitty water dish filling purposes. (Yes, I give my cats BOTTLED water. Spoiled little brats that they are. The older cats even get the bottled water dumped into a kitty fountain, where it is filtered AGAIN).

And there are *numerous* kitty toys throughout the room...but the night stand is too high for Kyra.

[Inchworm]

38. Too funny

[CottonBear]

14. A magazine, 2 books, Kleenex, lamp, alarm clock, lotion & a jewlery tray.

At night time, I usually have a bottle of water there as well.

I do need to dust...now that I think about it...

[Inchworm]

33. I'm with ya

on the dusting

I had to bring in the washrag!

[lost-in-nj]

66. I'm thinking

I could write my name in the dust on my night stand
or maybe


WASH ME!!!!!!!!



lost

[GenDem]

15. Mine has

A small yellow embroidered tablecloth, my nighttime prescriptions (Ambien and Neurotin), a bottle of water, a tub of Lip Medex, reading glasses, the current book I'm reading, and a vintage, glass bedroom lamp.

[Inchworm]

37. By vintage you mean...

?

[GenDem]

64. Nah -- that would be retro

more like this -- only with a shade

[SeattleGirl]

17. Mine:

Small lamp.
Clock radio.
Kleenix.
Little bit of change.

Boring, huh?

[Inchworm]

39. Never

Boring. You have whats needed.

Some things just are

[1gobluedem]

19. Alarm clock, book, remote, glasses

I'm boring.

[Inchworm]

40. aHa!

You are the first with the remote placed in such a strategic position

[SPKrazy]

21. okay...

some books
a couple of cd's
CPAP machine
a bottlecap

[Inchworm]

42. Woot! A bottlecap!

So was I correct upthread to guess the "A" in CPAP = Airway?

[SPKrazy]

44. yuppers

continuous
positive
airway
pressure

can be like driving down the road with your head hanging out the window...

but mine is not... it has been very helpful to me.

without it

i sprain my uvula

[Inchworm]

47. I thought the vulva was...

oh wait.. you meant yodel!



:

[SPKrazy]

75. twerp

[skygazer]

22. Two change jars

A small basket containing two book lights
A 9 mm handgun
A .12 gauge pump shotgun with a pistol grip
Spare magazine for the handgun
Two cat toys

[Inchworm]

43. The only time

I kept the sawed'off on the nightstand I had been up for 5-6 days. You ok?

[skygazer]

46. Jes fine

It's a handy place to keep it. You never know when the next Zombie attack will come.

[Roon]

28. 2 years worth of reader's digest..still in their plastic wraps

I'll get around to reading them one of these days. Perhaps at the cabin where there is no internets. My hearing aid cleaning kit.A bag of CDs that I need to go through and sort. A pair of socks. My hospital discharge papers. Yeah I know, a bunch of junk.

[Inchworm]

45. It all has to land somewhere

hehe, your nightstand must be between the bed and the door so you load it up as you come in to unwind?

[Roon]

50. Yep! lol eom

[Omphaloskepsis]

31. I live in a shithole.. I don't have a nightstand...

I do have a milk crate that sits on a laundry hamper next to my bed.. I wish this was a joke, but it is a real picture I took about five minutes ago. And yes, old nachos in a broken bowl.

[Inchworm]

48. You could flip it over

throw an old shirt over it or a sheet and call it a nightstand. Hmm, but then where would the old nacos end up?

[Blue-Jay]

51. Might want to empty it out first...

[rucky]

52. Hey ladies! Anybody up for a project? n/t

[bicentennial_baby]

78. Is that a bag of coke?

[Omphaloskepsis]

80. I wish..

[bicentennial_baby]

81. Nice shirt, comrade...

I <3 my sweatshirt...and I believe that it was you who led me to it.



PS- My Econ professor ordered one as soon as he saw mine!

[Maraya1969]

133. OK just get up and take that into the kitchen, turn it over and empty it out

You will feel much better I promise. Then you can turn it over and use it as a nightstand.

Hey we should have a forum here where we help each other get off our collective asses and clean.

[Rambis]

35. Mine

glasses
watch
lamp
book

My bedside table is an old sewing cabinet so inside there is a gameboy and cd player and other books.

[Inchworm]

49. No clock

light sleeper and the watch wakes you?

[Rambis]

160. Oops

I really don't need the alarm clock because I wake up 1 minute before it goes off almost every day.

[rucky]

53. A stack of children's books.

for bedtime stories with my daughter

[Inchworm]

54. Awww

How sweet

[Ghost in the Machine]

55. Let's see here: A jar of pennies, a pair of shorts...

a pair of flannel pj bottoms, a bottle of strawberry motion lotion and a .45

Yep, I'm set...

[Inchworm]

58. Yup you are ready

[Maraya1969]

136. HAAAA That one made me laught too. I love the odd combinations

[Ghost in the Machine]

157. You should see it when I'm not here by myself...

[Left Is Write]

56. Just on it or in the drawers too?

On it: A stack of library books, handheld Yahtzee, two television remotes, a candle, and a plant.

In the drawers: Eyeglasses, a magazine, Ambien, chocolate truffles, a pen, a journal, a few cough drops, and some receipts.

[Inchworm]

59. The first to mention a plant

and omg.. chocolate truffles...

[trackfan]

57. Lamp, clock radio, box of Kleenex, remote control. n/t

[Inchworm]

60. woot

n/t

[ohiosmith]

61. Clock radio, porno tape, lamp, porno DVD, earplugs, porno mag.

[Inchworm]

62. just for the articles?

or is there lubricant hiding in the drawer?

[carly denise pt deux]

152. LOL!

[Fran Kubelik]

63. a bottle of water

magazines:
New Yorker
Cook's Illustrated
Gourmet
Metropolitan Home

some earings

an alarm clock

a pile of books

[Inchworm]

85. Thats a cozy nightstand!

I could move in!

[ronnykmarshall]

65. Vibrator and lube.

[lost-in-nj]

67. ....

Your the first one
to have the guts to admit
this!!!!





lost

[Inchworm]

88. Theres the first vibrator!

I'm sort of curious though- is that all thats on your nightstand? No lamp, remote, clock?

[azmouse]

68. Very unexciting stuff.

a lamp, a clock, a phone (that doesn't work right now) and a plant.

[Inchworm]

89. Plants are exciting

They do not get much of a footprint on nightstands it seems.

[Xipe Totec]

69. A pile O' crap.

Thesaurus
blank CDs
James Michener's Iberia
Virgil's Aeneid
Rug Rats wristwatch (from Burger King)
Various cassette tapes (Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Mocedades, Mariachi music, Cajun Classics)
Sci-fi novels by J. P. Hogan and Frank Herbert
Altoids tin,
Texas Lodge Monitor
Some D-cell batteries
Gruzinski's History of the New World
Old CPU cooling fan
Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth
Headphones
A Sanyo cassette tape dubber.

[Inchworm]

90. WoW!

Are you sure you dont use a shelved headboard as a nightstand? That is a lot of stuff

[Xipe Totec]

96. Well, it's a big nightstand and a short filing cabinet

by the left side of the bed.

There's more books on the floor below the nightstand.

On the right side there's another one with a pile of Scientific American, a heavy duty flashlight, and a spanner wrench.

[Inchworm]

103. I see

It all makes sense now. Well, all except the spanner wrench. Brings me to ask are you from UK or are you a tradesman?

[Xipe Totec]

109. No, that's in case the guy that paint balled my house comes back

so I can throw it at his car from atop the front porch.

The flash light is so I can get a good look at him.

Long, long story...

[femmocrat]

70. Not much....

A lamp, my glasses, a phone and some lotion. That's it!

[Inchworm]

91. Sounds good

all the necessities (well, no clock)

[matcom]

71. crack pipe, razor-blade on mirror

used needle, naked poloroids of Bea Arthur, lime-green thong (dirty), Harry Potter book

[Inchworm]

95. What flavor of pipe do you often use?

Glass or Chore-Boy?

[matcom]

105. taco

is there any OTHER "flavor"?

[Inchworm]

107. I'm finding

that there are lost causes hehe!!

[Shine]

72. Here's my list: I'm sure you'll all be completely riveted!!

box of kleenex

2 scented candles

radio alarm clock

small lamp

A trophy with a figurine of a flying witch on it (don't ask)

a glitter-sequin-and-feather covered rock that ShineBoy made for me when he was in preschool

an oval-shaped rattan table mat to place my drinks on

a 16 oz. bottle of water that's 90% empty

[Inchworm]

97. You know I have to

"A trophy with a figurine of a flying witch on it" hmmm...

hehe

[In_The_Wind]

73. One lamp, one 1/2 empty cup of coffee, a lighter, an ashtray, a small

fairy.

[Inchworm]

98. Awww

A fairy

[bridgit]

74. a 2x2 book stack of books over 1'ft high, a nearly empty bottle of water...

a 1/2 eaten can of cashews, a bowl of cough drops also nearly empty, and an articulated night-light from IKEA w/two settings

[Inchworm]

100. Are the books

"To be read" or "read?" Since the cashews were half-eaten and not half-remaining, I feel obligated to ask.

[bridgit]

101. read...

[TheCentepedeShoes]

76. On my side

a lamp, the tv remote, phone and (at the momement) 4 library books. On hubby's side, a lamp, a box of kleenex and a picture from our wedding.

[Inchworm]

102. That sounds great

The description drew a very sweet picture in my mind's eye.

[seemunkee]

77. fish bowl of coins

Stack of magazines and comics, couple of pens, clock radio.

[Inchworm]

104. First comic books!

woot!

[RetroLounge]

79. Sold my nightstand last week...

RL

[Inchworm]

106. Doh!

I have a half-empty half-house full of half-used furniture if you are ever my way.

[skater314159]

82. Hmmm...a cat and a cactus...

Currently (I just went and checked):

a cat (sleeping)
a dying cactus (the cat likes to bite the cactus... which so far I've let her do, as if I try to save the cactus, she bites ME)

and nothing else, as the cat knocks off anything else that isn't "hers".

[Inchworm]

108. so you -you- have a nightstand?

Or does your kitty have a tasty treat on hers?

[skater314159]

112. It's hers... complete with salad bar.

[BarenakedLady]

83. Lemme try to remember

an ipod docking/speaker thingy, telephone, whatever book I'm reading, seltzer bottle, lamp, wine glass (at the ready), box of tissues, hand sanitizer, and remote control. I think that is about it.

[SPKrazy]

87. where's B.O.B.?

[BarenakedLady]

93. BOB is locked away

in my box of tricks which is not on my nightstand.

[Inchworm]

111. oh my

and here I was thinking of other questions to ask in the future

[SPKrazy]

118. bwahahahahahA1

[Inchworm]

110. Sounds great except

you, my dear, are missing a clock as well

How is BNL this fine evening anyhow?

flirt-flirt-flirt

[BarenakedLady]

117. My clock

Is on the top of my little television which is in the window box next to my nightstand.

I'm doing good. I just found out I became a Great Aunt at 2:30 this morning. Woohoo, I guess. Lol.

How are you doing?

[Inchworm]

129. Woot!

I missed this earlier somehow

I swear I suck at "flirt-flirt-flirt"

Let me see... Great Aunt means your Sister/Brother's young'n had a young'n?

[BarenakedLady]

132. Yup

My SIL's son had a daughter. Too bad my nephew is in prison. I guess she is a beautiful baby girl though.

[Inchworm]

135. awww, a girl?

Share the first name?

Prison usually passes. *hug*

All about the bebbe!

[BarenakedLady]

137. Dunno

SIL left a message on the machine at home evidentally. Didn't say the name.

[Inchworm]

140. call her now!

if you are in RI its before 10! hehe

I kid.

[LeftyFingerPop]

84. CPAP machine, 24 pez dispensers, condoms from 1967. n/t

[SPKrazy]

86. ewww

condoms from 1967

are you saving them for personal reasons

are they used


I have a CPAP too

[LeftyFingerPop]

99. Do you have the full nose mask? Darth Vader style?

I do...

Real attractive, ain't it? *snort*

[SPKrazy]

125. no, it is a nose mask

has nasal pillows and it is called the "breeze"
http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/third_tier/equipmentfair_...

very comfortable actually.

I've never been able to wear full nose or partial nose masks

but they are all real attractive

[Inchworm]

113. Vintage '67 condoms or Retro '67 condoms?

Are you a collector?

[LeftyFingerPop]

116. No no...

I meant 1,967 condoms. Thats how many there are. Of course, I never use them...I just keep them there and pretend I'm a stud.

[Inchworm]

124. woot!

You, my friend, just made me

[grasswire]

92. no one keeps photos on their nightstand?

Mine is piled with CDs, and an old framed photo of my true love and me. Oh, and one of these:

[Inchworm]

114. I was a little suprised as well

One person mentioned that their hubby had a wedding pic on his.

[SOteric]

94. Item 1)

A digital alarm clock with 2 individual alarm settings.

Item 2) One small electrical lamp, toggle switch.

Item 3) A small carafe of with a drinking glass topper. Contents: Crystal Geyeser spring water.

That's it. What's in my nightstand is an entirely different subject.

[Inchworm]

115. Yea I think its prudent

to stick to whats ot top of the nightstand

[triguy46]

119. Small magnifying glass....

fingernail clipping.
Radio.
Alarm clock.
A really good birthday card from my son.
Completed NY Times sunday crossword from last week. (I like to relive the glory).

Its a small table and I need floor space as an additional auxiliary storage space:
200 NY Times Sunday Puzzles, Ed. Will Shortz
House of Leaves, (Not as scary as some DUers led me to believe, but plenty wierd).
The old patagonian express.

[Inchworm]

121. You shared

the fingernail clipping. I love you!

[triguy46]

122. Honestly, there's a toenail clipping too, but enough about me...

you too?

[Inchworm]

123. I admit sometimes the clippings do fly

lol

[MysticalChicken]

120. Let's see if I can remember

A few movie ticket stubs
Several empty soda cans/bottles
My clock-radio
Several coffee cups

I think that's it. I need to clean up.

[Inchworm]

128. Need to remember?

Are you posting from work?

[Maraya1969]

126. An old fashioned mercury thermometer. Ok I bet no one is going to

understand that. But the holistic doctor told me to get it.

A little battery powered TV for the next power outage.

2 books - The Course in Miracles and The dragon doesn't live here anymore

A digital alarm clock that has been on the wrong time for several months

A lamp with one bulb that works.

[Inchworm]

130. A classic nightstand evidently

save the thermometer

[WritingIsMyReligion]

131. I don't have a bedstand.

My clock is perched on two milk crates in which a bunch of crap is thrown. The other side of my bed is against a bookshelf, which sort of functions as a bedstand--water glasses, old pens, scraps of paper, loose change. Nothing exciting.

[Inchworm]

139. I had that going on a few times

Milk crates rule the earth! Way lighter than cinder blocks too

[CaliforniaPeggy]

134. My dear Inchworm...

I have a bedside table...

A lamp

A clock

A small candleholder with old candle (a gift from my husband!)


In the drawer:

A pocket pack of Kleenex

A roller thingy for my back

Lubricant

Small flashlight

[Inchworm]

141. You are aware

That the contents of your drawer were freely given by you and in no way asked for by me. (disclaimer over)

Hehe, How have you been sweet poet?

Oh, curiosity forces me to ask, do you ever use the candle holder?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

142. My dear Inchworm!

I fully accept that I told you the contents of the drawer freely!

I wanted to disclose, baby!

I've been fine....thanks for asking!

I lit the little candle just once, long ago!

My husband's not too much into candles these days...

[Fox Mulder]

138. A lamp, my glasses, and the book I'm currently reading.

Proven Guilty, book eight of the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher.

[Inchworm]

144. Is that the same Dresden

That has a TV show?

If so.. does the series do the book justice?

[Fox Mulder]

145. Yes, same Dresden.

There were a lot of differences between the book and the tv show, but the show was still good.

I read here the other day that the show was canceled.

[Inchworm]

149. Yea all good things get cancelled

Didn't you know?

[JVS]

146. Only people who stay the night get to know

[Inchworm]

147. Thats a common theme

among a certain lot

[carly denise pt deux]

148. lets see

an alarm clock
my cell phone on a charger
tv cable box
an intercom box
2 tv remotes

Carly

[Inchworm]

151. First with the intercom

Now thats sweet!

[beck47]

153. a bit different

A fan, an alarm clock, a big jug full of coins, 2 remotes, some nasal strips and a bottle of plastic ties.

[Inchworm]

158. You are the first fan!

woohoo!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

154. My Clock, A White Noise Machine, A Bottle Of Ambien And An Incense Holder.

[Contrary1]

155. Whichever cat gets there first...

I gave up trying to use my nightstand for anything.

[Broken_Hero]

156. my handy superman alarm clock,

a cordless phone, and my maglight....sometimes an ash try....

[MissMillie]

161. alarm clock radio

box of kleenex, tube of hand cream, journal, coaster.

[Deep13]

162. A lamp and a fan. nt

[DarkTirade]

163. I kind of use the nearest shelf on my bookshelf as a nightstand...

and it's filled with... books.

[Shell Beau]

164. A lamp, candle, clock, and the book I am currently reading!